50 facts about Liam Hemsworth: he is the ambassador of the Australian Childhood Foundation

Hemsworth is the ambassador of the Australian Childhood Foundation. Hemsworth talked about his association with the foundation, "I have the best parents you can have. They have worked in child protection for twenty years and have only ever given me encouragement and support. The world is a scary enough place as it is for children. It is important that home should always be a safe place for them." When asked if he believed he was a hero to children, Liam said he did not know, but that he would like to be a good role model.

1. Hemsworth starred in two of last year's biggest box office hits, The Hunger Games directed by Gary Ross and Expendables 2 directed by Simon West.

2. He was born in Melbourne, Australia.

3. Hemsworth landed his first big acting job on Australia's popular TV series Home and Away.

4. Liam Hemsworth went on to book a role on Australia's most successful TV show Neighbors.

5. In 2009, Hemsworth moved to Los Angeles.

6. Hemsworth soon began to gain attention throughout Hollywood and beat out a slew of actors for the part of Will Blakee in the film adaptation of Nicholas Sparks' The Last Song, directed by Julie Anne Robinson and co-starring Greg Kinnear and Miley Cyrus.

7. His performnce in The Last Song garnered Hemsworth with the 2010 Young Hollywood Award as well the 2010 Teen Choice Male Breakout Award.

8. He has two brothers, Luke and Chris.

9. Liam Hemsworth played the role as Marcus on the children's television series The Elephant Princess.

10. Hemsworth's older brothers, Luke and Chris, are also actors.

11. His mother Leonie is a teacher of English.

12. His father Craig Hemsworth is a social-services counsellor.

13. When Hemsworth was in year 8, he and his family relocated to Phillip Island, a small Australian island southeast of Melbourne.

14. Hemsworth says he spent much of his time in Phillip Island surfing with his brothers.

15. In March 2009, Hemsworth moved to the United States to pursue his career there.

16. When he moved to US, he and his brother Chris first stayed in the guest house of Chris's manager, William Ward, before renting their own Los Angeles apartment.

17. Prior to becoming an actor, Hemsworth laid floors for six months.

18. Liam Hemsworth began to seriously consider following his elder brothers' footsteps in high school by participating in school plays. Eventually, Hemsworth retained an agent.

19. He attended his first audition at the age of sixteen and began his career in 2007 with guest appearances on the shows Home and Away and McLeod's Daughters.

20. Hemsworth had roles in the television series Satisfaction and starred in the British film Triangle.

21. Liam Hemsworth also made a brief appearance as an MIT student in the film Knowing.

22. In 2009, Hemsworth was selected to act opposite Sylvester Stallone in Stallone's 2010 film, The Expendables, but his character was written out of the script (Hemsworth later co-starred in The Expendables 2).

23. Hemsworth's brother, Chris, told Movieline that just a few hours after Hemsworth learned he would not appear in The Expendables, director Kenneth Branagh called to ask him to test for the lead role in the 2011 film Thor.

24. Hemsworth appeared in the music video for Cyrus' "When I Look at You" which was recorded on 16 August 2009.

25. In September 2009, Hemsworth appeared at a dinner event to promote Foxtel, an Australian pay television company.

26. Liam Hemsworth is an avid surfer.

27. In March 2010, Details magazine selected Hemsworth as one of their predictions for "The Next Generation of Hollywood's Leading Men".

28. Hemsworth was the Nickelodeon Australian Kids' Choice Awards 2010 host.

29. Hemsworth starred in the music video for "Colder Weather" by the Zac Brown Band.

30. On 4 April 2011, Lionsgate announced Hemsworth to be one of the leads, Gale Hawthorne, in The Hunger Games, which was released in 2012.

31. In June 2011, he became attached to war drama Love and Honor which also stars Aimee Teegarden and Teresa Palmer.

32. In 2013, Hemsworth appeared in Empire State, with Emma Roberts, and Paranoia, co-starring Harrison Ford, Gary Oldman and Amber Heard.

33. Liam Hemsworth reprised his role, Gale Hawthorne, in 3 sequels to The Hunger Games, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, was released in November 2013, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1, released in November 2014 and the upcoming The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 for a November 2015 release date.

34. On 11 June 2012, Los Angeles-based non-profit organization Australians in Film announced that Hemsworth would be honoured at an exclusive benefit dinner on 27 June 2012 in Hollywood.

35. Hemsworth attended the invitation only event Australians in Film exclusive benefit dinner, held at the Intercontinental Hotel in Century City, with his then fiancée Miley Cyrus. It was their first public appearance together as an engaged couple.

36. In March 2015, Hemsworth was announced by director Roland Emmerich as a cast member for the upcoming Independence Day sequel.

37. While filming The Last Song in June 2009, Hemsworth began a relationship with his co-star Miley Cyrus.

38. After three years of having an on-again, off-again relationship, the couple announced their engagement in June 2012.

39. They ended their relationship in September 2013.

40. In July of 2014 Hemsworth noted that he and Cyrus would "always be best friends" and they had "an instantaneous and powerful connection."

41. Hemsworth is the ambassador of the Australian Childhood Foundation.

42. When asked if he believed he was a hero to children, Liam said he did not know, but that he would like to be a good role model.

43. Liam Hemsworth has been surfing since he was child.

44. Before he became well known he worked at bakery.

45. He also worked at a bowling alley for a little while.

46. Liam Hemsworth also worked as a park ranger.

47. His older brother Luke inspired him to get into acting.

48. Liam has been surfing since he was about 6 years old.

49. Liam Hemsworth grew up in a working-class family.

50. He has obsessions with squirrels. In Australia they don't have them.

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